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Around Upper Pittston ...

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Upper Pittston, with the nearest first.

  • Hughestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Pittston
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • West Pittston
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Duryea
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Exeter
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Avoca
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Avoca is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <1>
  • Dupont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Houston City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Houston City is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston City
  • Lawrenceville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
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    • Yatesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Yatesville is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Laflin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Laflin is located in Luzerne County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
    • Langdon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Langdon is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
    • Old Forge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Blanchard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Blanchard is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Blanchard
    • West Wyoming
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyoming
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people

For more communities neighboring Upper Pittston, please visit our County-by-County Page for Upper Pittston.

Luzerne County ...

Upper Pittston is located in Luzerne County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Pittston ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Upper Pittston.

Airports Near Upper Pittston ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Upper Pittston and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Upper Pittston.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Upper Pittston), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.